balljoints

thats me done top and bottom balljoint's what a pain in the arse that was,now for the fuel pump,happy day's.

keep on keeping on

Good Man !!!!. the swivel ball joint replacement can make a grown man cry !!!! Hope you centralised the swivel to the axle otherwise the axle end oil seals won't last 5 minutes.

yes,that will be the last time i change them,especialy when all your using is chisel and 2pound club hammer,top one not to bad you can batter it down and about a bit to get it out,and put in new one in,but the bottom is a different story you have to batter it up the way not an easy task but **** it it's done.pat.

While we are on the subject of balljoints... I just did a check round mine and the rubber around the lower balljoint (os) has split and is coming away. Does this mean I need new balljoints (now or are they on the way out) or is there some vibration/steering slack or other dramatic sign that they need replacing that I have yet to experience?

Replace the rubber boot as it will allow the ingress of dirt.

There isn't a separate dustcover for the balljoint - its the rubber bit to the left in this picture that has split - does this mean that its just a matter of time before it fails due to the ingress of dirt?

I thought Paddocks did spare boots?

Baloney999 said:

While we are on the subject of balljoints... I just did a check round mine and the rubber around the lower balljoint (os) has split and is coming away. Does this mean I need new balljoints (now or are they on the way out) or is there some vibration/steering slack or other dramatic sign that they need replacing that I have yet to experience?

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Mine was making an annoying knock as I went over a bump or came off a roundabout . Just had the whole lower arm and balljoint replaced an my local Indy for £179 fitted . He showed me the old balljoint and it had a Couple of mm of play in it , but that was enough to make a good loud bang/knock Can't complain about that and it's lovely and quiet now.

paddocks1967 said:

thats me done top and bottom balljoint's what a pain in the arse that was,now for the fuel pump,happy day's.

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.............. and be honest now, what you rather be doing other than spending a sunny weekend working on the Rangie ......

One other question... If I bite the bullet and decide to do these myself, RAVE recommends a special tool which I obviously won't go for but will an old fashioned ball joint extractor, the sort with a V at one end and a flat for a hammer at the other, do the job?

Baloney999 said:

One other question... If I bite the bullet and decide to do these myself, RAVE recommends a special tool which I obviously won't go for but will an old fashioned ball joint extractor, the sort with a V at one end and a flat for a hammer at the other, do the job?

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No it won't. The ball joints they remove are track rod ends. The hub ball joints are a little bit more difficult than that.

This old chestnut again!

fanatic said:

This old chestnut again!

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Would seem so. Buying a ball joint remover from Halfrauds for £10.00 then expecting it to do the job of a £900.00 special tool is a little bit fanciful to say the least.

Fair point I s'pose. But if I use an old chestnut that'd probably work then?

Baloney999 said:

Fair point I s'pose. But if I use an old chestnut that'd probably work then?

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May do. But only if it has LRT-54-008 written on it. And it comes with several adaptors.

wammers said:

Would seem so. Buying a ball joint remover from Halfrauds for £10.00 then expecting it to do the job of a £900.00 special tool is a little bit fanciful to say the least.

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Unless you have access to tool steel, hefty bolts, toolroom machinery etc. whilst the gaffers not looking or he's a drinking buddy !!! Those were the days.

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Bought replacement ball joints a while back, as their appeared to be a little too much feedback from the steering wheel and after a little research the top of the usual suspects list was the ball joints!
But! When I asked the MOT tester to check the ball joints closely (I know him well) he said they are still nice and tight.....which I found surprising on a 122k mile P38....!

Sure I will have to do the ball joints at some point, would be great to get my hands on the diagram and specifications of the 'special tool' as I could make one up....
Would be great to have one to pass around as needed !!

Cheers

Equally as important is the centralising tool.

Irishrover said:

:behindsofa:
Unless you have access to tool steel, hefty bolts, toolroom machinery etc. whilst the gaffers not looking or he's a drinking buddy !!! Those were the days.

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Or if you actually were the gaffer? But i'm saying nowt. I claim the fifth amendment.